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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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1843 Magazine Technology
I see that the Economist has started a new magazine. The 1843 Magazine, which has a technology component, which I have started to follow. Will pass along links...
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Bob Johansen Books
I was reminded that Bob Johansen, former colleague, also at the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and frequent consultant to us, writes at Berrett Koehler Publishers...
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On Bots
The O'Reilly Newsletter is on bots .... nicely done descriptions, mostly non-technical. Worth it as an introductory read, or passing on to executives with links...
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Half of Web Traffic is from Bots
In CWorld: I recall a statement like this before, and have also seen evidence of this when examining peaks in web analytics. The volume still amazes me. It...
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Probabilistic Programming
Technical piece on the topic. have not seen this approach used directly:" ... Probabilistic programming allows for automatic Bayesian inference on user-defined...
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Beacons and Ad Timing
In Mediapost: Beacons Determine Best Time To Send Ads, ID When Shopper 'Due' For Store Visit by Chuck Martin Beacons were always good at being able to trigger...
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Business Models for the Internet of Things
Some good thoughts on making it work.The business of ThingsDeveloping a workable business model for the consumer IoT isn’t just important—it’s urgent.By Alasdair...
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Project Tango from Google for Consumers?
Sensor fitted phone coming? Rumors that this will be announced at IO meetings next week. It was often mentioned as a means to navigate inside physical retail...
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Disney Makes Objects Smart
Disney makes objects smart using RFID tags. In the Verge. Gets back to an old question, where should the smarts be? Simple tagging can place the smarts involved...
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Google Plans to Chirp the Echo
In NDTv: Rumors out there that Google and others will soon announce a challenger to the Amazon Echo. If anything Amazon has shown that consumers are interested...
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Will this Computer Stop?
Fascinating experiment underway at MIT that addresses the deep math behind every computer. I remember programming my first simulated Turing machine. Set off aBy...
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Apple Must Move Beyond the Wow
In Knowledge@Wharton: Good piece.Why Apple Must Move Beyond the ‘Wow’ MomentApple’s disappointing second quarter earnings – including the first-ever drop in sales...
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Process Assessment
This was new to me, but addressing measurement in services: Software-mediated Process Assessments (SMPA) in IT Service Management An Australian Research Council...
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Virtual Reality, Game Design, and The Future of Education
A Favorite topic of mine on the CSIG call tomorrow: (See also the gamification tag below)" ... Just a reminder about our Cognitive Systems Institute Group Speaker...
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On Shelf Availability
A common measure in retail. Out of stocks The ability to select replacements for your regular buy. A customer lost potentially forever? Then what is the...
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Quantum Bayesian Networks
Brought to my attention by Robert Tucci. Now following. I have been mostly an observer of the development of quantum computing methods for years, helped someTechnical...
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Analytics and Organization
In McKinsey: " ... In a new survey, executives say senior-leader involvement and the right organizational structure are critical factors in how successful a company...
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Package Delivery by Drone?
In IEEE Spectrum. Google and package delivery by drone with project Wing. Implications for supply chains. Is this serious?
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Smart Home Vacuum
In Spectrum IEEE: Extensive technical and practical review of the Neato Botvac. A robotic vacuuming solution for the home. We studied how narrowly focused robotics...
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